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The Way We Were

Play trailer 2:23 Poster for The Way We Were PG Released Oct 17, 1973 1h 58m Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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64% Tomatometer 36 Reviews 81% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand), a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner (Robert Redford), a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet again and, despite their obvious differences, marry. Hubbell wants to be a screenwriter, so the two move to California despite Katie's objections. They prosper there, but as the Hollywood blacklist looms, Katie's activism threatens her husband's reputation.
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The Way We Were is not politically confrontational enough for its story of ideological opposites falling in love to feel authentic, but Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford's beaming star power gives this melodrama romantic lift.

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Kenneth Robins Sydney Morning Herald The Way We Were... is not really a valid title, for so few of us were this way. Mar 7, 2022 Full Review Pauline Kael The New Yorker The Way We Were is a fluke -- a torpedoed ship full of gaping holes that comes snugly into port. Jan 20, 2022 Full Review Jesse Hassenger AV Club For a screen romance with huge movie stars, that sentiment feels pretty real. Nov 14, 2018 Full Review Kat Halstead Common Sense Media What maintains The Way We Were through its potential cringes is the realism of the romantic arc and the believable chemistry between the two leads -- equal passion and frustration, at times a perfect romance and others a doomed affair. Rated: 3/5 Nov 9, 2023 Full Review Allison Rose FlickDirect Casting Streisand and Redford was brilliant as they are clearly on opposite ends of the spectrum but have an obvious onscreen chemistry that makes the movie work. Rated: 4.5/5 Oct 16, 2023 Full Review David Elliott Chicago Daily News It's a movie with big sharp teeth but no bite. The mouth opens, the dentures fall out and the story just sits there gaping at its own emptiness. Oct 3, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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julie b Beautiful cinematography and color, and how is Robert Redford so insanely charming and handsome in every movie???? However, this is seriously lacking from chemistry, energy, and some of the early scenes are incredibly uncomfortable and are hard to look past. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Rosemary S Brilliant acting - addition of the new scenes in the 50th anniversary re-release buttons up the story and propels this film to 10/10. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/27/23 Full Review Michelle H One of my favorite movies. Redford and Streisand were perfection in this movie. Great storyline about what was happening in America and Hollywood during that period in history. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/14/23 Full Review Bridget P One of my favorite movies of all time. I saw it when it first came out and both Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford gave us one of their best performances. It's a classic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/23 Full Review Marcus J The words the way we were refers to only a small part of this movie. It seems that a romance movie called The Way We Were had to made someday and this movie was the one chosen to wear that name. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/08/23 Full Review WELLINGTON P THIS MOVIE is why we DO NOT need critics. What a bunch of jerks. This is one of THE BEST MOVIES of all time, period, end of story. The critics gave this a 63%??? Rotten Tomatoes, should do away with critics and just give audience score. That is the ONLY thing that matters. This movie is a 10 out of 10 and I am not even a Streisand fan, but credit where credit is due. She is fantastic and Redford supports at his best. Top 50 movies of all time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand), a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner (Robert Redford), a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet again and, despite their obvious differences, marry. Hubbell wants to be a screenwriter, so the two move to California despite Katie's objections. They prosper there, but as the Hollywood blacklist looms, Katie's activism threatens her husband's reputation.
Director
Sydney Pollack
Producer
Ray Stark
Screenwriter
Arthur Laurents
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating
PG
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 17, 1973, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 21, 2010
Runtime
1h 58m
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